I’ve played a Selmer, Dukoff, Link Tone Edge, Berg Larsen, and Lelandais. I just finished playing this for about 3 hours, and testing it against the Link, Berg, and Lelandais.

#7 opening. Buffet SA 18-20

Lowest range: the best except for the Lelandais. (A large chamber classical piece from the 30s. )

Projection: similar to Link. Not as loud or spread as the Berg. The Rifflet does respond to air though: it can get very loud and quite bright with the right energy.

Altissimo: the best of the bunch.

Comfort: better than the Berg.

Different reeds sound very different on this, which is cool. Rico Royal 4’s my favorite of about 5 different types played.

It’s a focused kind of tone; kind of reminds me of a Brilhart. Lyrical.

Long tones and overtone work on it bring out the best of it (same as the rest).

It's very easy to play when you find the appropriate reed. It's a pleasure to play, it makes a beautiful sound. It's not too bright, a little bit dark in the low notes. Wonderful.

At this point, this is my primary piece and it fluctuates least during cold-hot temps, of my tenor pieces. I literally recommend it to any sax player i run into.

Easy to play despite the big tip opening and it helps me get the sound I'd like.

Love it. Exactly what I hoped it’d be. Mellow, breathy, sweet and even response right up into altissimo. Like a full bodied Stan Getz tone. It was well worth researching the options, the time spent has definitely paid off!

Bec très facile à jouer et polyvalent.
Je cherchais un son plus rond. J’ai finalement opté pour un Dan Forshaw qui me donne entièrement satisfaction.

Merci pour les conseils professionnels, les réponses rapides aux questions, la qualité du becs qui est précis des graves aux aigus. Je recommande vivement !

Provides a versatile and powerful tone on my Yanagisawa T901 when required but also can sit back and give some velvety subtones. It took a while to adjust from my Jody Jazz mpc but this is definitely an improvement. The vivid green colour attracts quite a lot of comment.

Relativement débutant, sur les premiers essais je n'étais pas très convaincu. Mais plus je le joue plus je le trouve facile même avec des anches limite praticables qui du coup bien pour faire des exercices. Bonne émission du son. Je pense que je peux encore le travailler pour avoir un peu plus de nuance. Pas fait fait pour tout styles et formations mais on peu faire pas mal de choses déjà, ou acheter un autre bec plus brillant.

I love the Sylvain Rifflet mainly because it hits the sweet spot between my rock and rolling "Scott Page and my deep smoky "Smoke"! If I'm practicing my set list and am too lazy to keep switching back and forth I slap on the Rifflet and I can smooth with extra power when I need it thanks to the power ridges in the baffle.
Thanx

I am an advantage saxofonist, so the mouthpiece is OK, but for me it is not easy to get the sound I want. I expected it had a darker sound and it was easily blowing. I don’t use it anymore…
I tried the mouthpiece Insane in the rain. That mouthpiece I liked very much. But I can’t effort it now.

Easy blowing and warm mouth piece. Perfect for a medium-advanced player like me!

I often changed mouthpieces out of curiosity but also because in the end, even if I found a sound good, it was not my sound...
Now that I have my syos mouthpiece I think I'll take a long break

This mouthpiece sounds amazing and has a very unique sound. Couldn't be happier :-)